SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

YIPPEEE! Thanks Steph!

Welcome :)

Congrats on the stamp Flirties!

Sandra wrote: "Lisa, love both of these reviews. Especially Blaze of Memory as you said all the things I didn't know how to say when I re-read it last month."

Thank you, Sandra! That makes me feel nice. ☺

Thanks for the congrats, Steph & Sandra!!

Shelf~ Angels
Date Finished~ 14/8/12
Rating~ ★★★★

This was an interesting read. I wasn't drawn to the characters at all and found them all cold & shallow. However, I was drawn to the story.

This was the first in the series novel, so obviously it was full of world building.

Allie gets hit by a bus & is escorted after her death by the fallen angel, Raziel. He escorts her to hell, but at the last minute pulls her back. Then the whole story is about the problem of what to do with her now, where to send her, why he even felt to pull her back & what her purpose is. All of that was enough to keep me glued to this book.

This reminded me a lot of the Shadow Dwellers series by Jacquelyn Frank.

Oh, Jessica! I'm glad you liked . I have that one one audiobook, but haven't listened to it yet as I want to re-read all the books via my ears first. (If that makes sense.)

Amy, I haven't read anything my Kristina Douglas before. Hmmm. I may have to check her out. Thanks!

Hey Lisa, I just read your reviews (but not too much of the Psy-Changeling one for fear of spoilers) but they both sounds fantastic! Especially the futuristic world in Psy-Changeling, amnesia and stuff.

Thanks, Jeann! I hope you like it. I just re-read it and found an grammatical error! Eep!

It often happens when we get excited in putting all of our thoughts out ;)

BTW I have a new blog that I've set up, it's going to be about games, books and perfumes - check it out and follow if you wish! http://happyindulgence.wordpress.com

They are saying that next shelf has a high probability of having a winning team, we don't have a 4 in a row unfortunately. So our time together may be drawing to a close!

Title/Author: Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks

Date Finished: August 15, 2012

Shelf: Angel

Rating: 4 stars

Review: Conner is a very old vampire like 400 years old old. He protects Roman and his family because along time ago he was also saved by Roman. But in doing so Conner sometimes doesn't take orders from his maker or Angus so good. And that is what takes him to Marielle the angel. Marielle is sort of like Conner in that they can't fallow orders that have consequences if not followed. So she is kicked out of heaven for her not following orders. Marielle is found later by Conner and taken to safety and a medic. While this is going on she is telling everyone not to touch her because if they do something strange happens to them. That is exactly what happens, she is taken away until they figure out what to do with her. Read the book and find out what happens to Marielle: will she go back to heaven or be banished for the rest of her life? Will Conner be able to forgive himself for his past mistakes and regrets?

Alas, because of migraines I don't wear perfume, Jeann. I think your pictures are neat, though. ☺ And I liked what you said about your "addiction."

Great review, Juana! Wow, #17. I'm so impressed with you sticking with the series.

Lisa Kay wrote: "Alas, because of migraines I don't wear perfume, Jeann. I think your pictures are neat, though. ☺ And I liked what you said about your "addiction.""

Hehe thanks for checking it out Lisa and reading the posts :) everyone has a vice and at least my one isn't harming anyone, so I felt the need to justify before anyone judges me lol.

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Jeann, I noticed you do not have me marked off, nor my review hyperlink posted for Angels. I've been done since August 12th, Post #387.

Oops sorry, thanks for the link I'll mark it off now.

New shelf - 2011! http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/2011 No winners yet...

We will have 4 in a row with this one, if Dark fantasy is called and we've all read our books then we'll have a good chance of winning!!

My 2011 book will be:



YAY! It's a catch up book too!

I'm creating the 2nd part of the list here because the first post is running out of characters:


10. 2011 Shelf 19/8/12.
Completed 5/5 stamp requested
Amy - The Guardian ★★★★★. Review. 18/8/12.
Juana - Vision in White ★★★★. Review. 22/8/12.
Jeann - The Night Circus★★★★. Review. 28/8/12.
Lisa - Grave Peril ★★★★★. Review. 22/8/12.
Jessica - The Darkest Pleasure ★★★★1/2. Review. 24/8/12.



11. Magic Shelf 25/8/12.
Completed - 5/5 stamp requested
Jeann - Chill Factor ★★★★★.Review. 2/9/12.
Jessica - The Darkest Whisper ★★★★★. Review. 27/8/12.
Amy - Bound By Darkness ★★★★. Review. 29/8/12.
Juana - Twisted ★★★★★. Review. 1/9/12.
Lisa - Hounded ★★★★½. Review. 1/9/12.

For 2011 shelf I will go with Vision in White by Nora Roberts

Oh and thanks for the compliments Lisa, I love that series. I know I like to skip around on any one series but I always try to finish every series I read. Even if I don't read them in order.

WOW!! I am DONE with my book already!!

Shelf: 2011
Date Finished: 18/8/12
Rating: ★★★★★

WOW!! One sitting & it's all finished! I got the shelf, saw this book I was going to read after this SK League book I'm currently reading (needing a break from the torture this guy was surviving) & VOILA! Jumped right into another torture novel... GEEZ!


So, a dream-hunter, Solin, is being held in hell to be interigated aka tortured, so Noir could find the key to Olympus. This guy knows where it is. The key holds the power to kill all of the Olympian Gods.

Reading all of SK's Dark-Hunter novels, I am all about wiping out Olympus, but if the Dark Demon gods do it... Humans are worse off.

Lydia, a semi-bad ass babe, goes for it and tries to bust out Solin. She is caught & held by Seth while he lets Solin go to bring the key back to him. Lydia finds out Seth is being held as Noirs slave & has been tortured for years by Noir...

Then they have their bonding story, his fear because he knows no love & has been hurt physically & mentally by all in his life. You know how that goes. It's always solved in the last 3 chapters of her books.

I liked it. It was a great break from my 500 page league novel, however, I could really go for some lovey dovey stuff right now instead of all this torture i'm reading about now!!

I had eight 9 y/o boys over for an impromptu swim party, so I read & tanned while making sure they didn't drown each other... Wee hoo! A whole week to read non bingo books now!

LOL, I've finished mine too Amy :)

How did you find time to read while making sure the boys survived? hehehe

Sorry. I haven't decided on my 2011 book yet. I might listen to ... but that is a big maybe. Or maybe .

Sandra wrote: "LOL, I've finished mine too Amy :)

How did you find time to read while making sure the boys survived? hehehe"

It was the stress I needed to escape... Read a page, look up & count them. Read a page, count them... pause. wait for the head to come out of the water... Got 5 chapters read when they were drying of to play xbox for 30 minutes or so... LOL!

Lisa Kay wrote: " Or maybe ."

read lady luck...just my opinion...

♡ Sassy ~ Amy ♡ wrote: "Sandra wrote: "LOL, I've finished mine too Amy :)

How did you find time to read while making sure the boys survived? hehehe"

It was the stress I needed to escape... Read a page, look up & count t..."

Classic Amy!

Shelf: Angels
Date Finished: 20/8/12
Rating: ★★★★★

Sweet Evil was a pleasant surprise, I absolutely loved the blend of romance, sin, and setting with the different Dukes of Hell having Nephilim children who do their evil bidding. Anna is a pure, innocent, incredibly good Nephilim who slowly finds herself sinning through the influences of other Nephilim, growing up, and meeting Kaiden. I liked how this book dealt with complex relationships, and it wasn't just a HEA with all of the characters. I especially adored the powers that the Nephilim had and all of that supernatural goodness.

I was really enamoured with the book and read it quickly until the end. Definitely want more and can't wait until the sequel!

Time for a new stamp!

9. Angels Shelf 12/8/12.
Completed - 5/5
Jessica - Lothaire ★★★★★. Review. 14/8/12.
Jeann - Sweet Evil ★★★★. Review. 20/8/12.
Juana - Vampire Mine ★★★★. Review. 15/8/12.
Amy - Raziel ★★★★. Review. 14/8/12.
Lisa - Archangel's Kiss ★★★★. Review. 12/8/12.

For the 2011 shelf I will read

Jeann wrote: "For the 2011 shelf I will read "

Oh, I was looking at that one, Jeann. My library has it on audio.

Ooh we're doing it for a buddy read Lisa! you should join!

CONGRATULATIONS, Flirts!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'angels'.

[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

Good Job!! :D

Congrats on the stamp Flirties!

Jeann wrote: "Ooh we're doing it for a buddy read Lisa! you should join!"

Maybe. Kind of hard for me to do "buddy reads" right now, as my house is crazy, Jeann. Thanks, though! I normally really love "buddy reads."

Thanks, Steph & Sandra! **throws confetti** It looks so pretty. ☺

Hehe no problems Lisa.

Thanks for the stamp, Steph!

Maybe another time, another book, Jeann!

Not a problem at all Lisa..how's the renovations going?

Ugh. Big blow up today. My kitchen cabinet guys have been lying to me about the finish day. They put me off three times last week, saying they needed to put another coat of varnish on the bar cabinet doors. They are also doing other work in the house. I told them the hardwood floor were going in tomorrow and they had to be finished with the upstairs window sills (they are re-sanding them, and I don't want fine sawdust on my new floors!). Anyway, today I had a guy doing a power wash of the back brink fence (before painting it) and one of the cabinet guy was out there trying to put varnish on my bar cabinet doors! In the mud, etc. I have been very calm, cool and collected so far - but I went ballistic! WTH! I thought that was what the shop was for! Plus, that is what they said they were doing last week.

Sorry...but you asked. ☺

Everyone else has been great, though. On time and working hard.

Lisa Kay wrote: "Ugh. Big blow up today. My kitchen cabinet guys have been lying to me about the finish day. They put me off three times last week, saying they needed to put another coat of varnish on the bar ca..."

HAHAHA! Sorry! had to laugh! We just got our pool put in. They started in February! Contract says it will take 10 weeks to put in! STILL not complete. They have electrical to do. (MAJOR WIRING) and calk the expansion joint. Haven't seen them in 6 weeks & we had to sub out many things ourselves!!

I can definitely feel your pain! OH! Kicker is that we still owe them a hefty chunk of cash. Their answer is: At least you have water in your pool!

There is always one, isn't there, Amy? The hardwood floor guys are great, though. They couldn't start yesterday due to the cabinet guys, but here they are tonight, working late because they want to finish the job on time. ☺ So, I guess it is a case of good construction worker, bad construction worker.

I'm back finally, lol you didn't scare me off Lisa, I've had the flu since Saturday :( I've had 4 days off work and haven't been able to properly get out of bed until today! Lucky I'm on the road to recovery now.

Sounds like a stressful time with the house! It will be worth it in the end though, hopefully. That cabinet guy sounds so dodgy.

Hi, team! I really wanted to read a book that was actually published in 2011 and not just tagged with that bookshelf; however, I caved and continued this great series.

SOS: ~ Book Shelf Bingo! ~

Book Shelf: 2011


Title/Author: Grave Peril, by Jim Butcher
Series: The Dresden Files, #3
Rating: ★★★★★
Read: August 22, 2012
First-time author: No
To-be-continued: Definitely!
Review: my goodreads review



★★★★★ (This is a review of the audiobook.) Narrated by James Marsters, who reads it well, with plenty of variation and differentiation in the voices. He doesn’t do the females great, but most male readers don’t. I understand Mr. Marsters doesn’t narrate the whole series, so I’m trying not to have his voice cement in my mind as Harry’s, since these books are in first person POV.

I think this installment in The Dresden Files is my favorite so far. (Or do I say that every time?) I know I sound like a broken record, but I LOVE Harry Dresden. While he is the resident ‘anti-hero’ and sleuthing wizard of Chicago, Illinois, he is such a lovable character. Harry is amazing with the big events in the book; however, he really shines in the little moments; such as when he is chagrin in his interaction with his friend Michael Carpenter, a Knight of the Cross, who is the voice of morality with his adherence to Christianity.

In the course of ghost hunting with Michael, Harry introduces us so many new characters. One is the faerie Leanansidhe, a Noble of the Winter Court of the Sidhe and Harry’s godmother! Harry is not above telling a lie to get out of a promise he made to her years ago. You can’t blame him, since she’s a bit bipolar and wants to make him one of her hounds, so that she can give him plenty of love and sustenance.

There are also many things introduced, such as Amoracchius – the holy sword wielded by Harry’s friend Michael. You just know this sword is going to be important later on, down the line in this series.

A lot happened in this novel; I know I'll be reading or listening to it again. It is loaded not only with ghosts, vampires (White Court, Black Court, or Red Court, take your pick), and faeries (Summer Court and Winter Court fae), but sorceress vampires, duke vampires, vampire promotion balls, sorcerer’s journals, Nightmare-demons, seers who seek Harry out to avoid their own death, priests, policemen, newspaper reporters, Hellhounds, kidnapped pregnant women, cemeteries, dragons, wiped memories and more.

Even though Mr. Butcher has created Nevernever out of his fertile imagination, he still manages to bring the “Windy City” alive when I envision this Urban Fantasy world. This is definitely turning into a landmark series.

Awesome Review Lisa, I've heard so many good things about that series now and I really can't wait to start it!

Have been sick in bed for the past 6 days...only been able to move around today. So I've updated the 2011 post here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...

Sorry sorry you've been under the weather, Jeann! I hate Summer colds (I'm assuming that is what it is). Drink plenty of fluids and get some rest!

Lisa Kay, its still winter in Aussie. Sounds like the flu to me, hope you get better soon Jeann :)